Hard body weedless fishing lure
US6772552B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K85/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A weedless fishing lure of hard bodied design of multiple embodiments, which is adapted to be connected to a fishing line, the one single hook of which is connected to the lure body by a through shaft and rotates about the shaft, said body containing a cavity large enough to completely house the hooking point of the hook while it is being fished, and having a mechanism to keep the hook hidden until deployment is desired, said hook being deployable to the hooking position by back pressure against the attached fishing line and said hook remaining deployed by back pressure against the attached line.
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